Writing implement holder



Sept. 24, 1968 J. R. zAzzARA 3,402,984

WRITING IMPLEMENT HOLDER I Filed June 9, 1967 JOSEPH RZAZZARA ATTORNEYUnited States Patent 3,402,984 WRITING IMPLEMENT HOLDER Joseph R.Zazzara, 302 Albert Road, Syracuse, N-Y. 13214 Filed June 9, 1967, Ser.No. 644,996 .1 Claim. (Cl. 4018) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Holder for apen or pencil comprising a resilient C clamp swivelly mounted on asleeve adapted to be slid on a finger. The C clamp is locked in any oneof several swivel positions, by the spreading of the C clamp when awriting instrument is frietionally held in the clamp.

This invention relates to a holder for writing implements adapted forapplication to a finger.

In reviewing numerous papers such as bills, and making or checking theirentry in books and the like, it is desirable to have both handsrelatively free, which is not the case if one must hold a pencil or penin one hand, so as to be ready to write notes, or make entries. Droppingthe papers and picking up the writing instrument and vice versainterferes with the train of thought often present during theconsideration of a considerable number of bills, statements and thelike, and the checking of their entry in books.

The present invention is directed to a finger ring of plastic or thelike adapted for application to a finger in a predeterminedrelationship, the finger ring having a swivel clamp for receiving apencil or pen or other similar implement. The swivel clamp is so mountedon the ring, as to be adjustable into one of several positions so thatthe implement may be held in any desired angular relation in respect tothe finger on which the ring is mounted. The clamp is of a split Cvariety and so adapted as to tend to lock the adjustment of the clamprelative to the ring, when spread slightly by the insertion of a writingimplement in the clamp.

The constant holding of a pen or pencil with the thumb and first twofingers tends to raise callouses and blisters, and the present devicerenders it possible to have the pen or pencil on hand, without it beingconstantly gripped between the fingers.

The above and other novel features of the invention will appear morefully hereinafter from the following detailed description when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is expressly understoodthat the drawings are employed for purposes of illustration only and arenot designed as a definition of the limits of the invention, referencebeing had for this purpose to the appended claim.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

FIGURE 1 is a persepective view of the finger writing implement holder;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged front view of the implement holder, with afragment of the finger sleeve shown in transverse section;

FIGURE 3 is an enlraged side view of the holder with a fragment of thesleeve shown in section on the line 33.

Referring to the drawings there is shown a sleeve 20 of plastic or othersuitable material of a tapered shape to nicely fit the contour of onesfinger, the sleeve having a 3,402,984 Patented Sept. 24, 1968 slightbend as at 22, and being of smaller diameter as at 24 at one end, thanat the other end 26. The slight bend at 22 tends to orient the sleeveangularly with respect to the wearers finger, since the bend will belocated at one of the finger joints.

Pivot-ally mounted on the band is a split ring 30 of the plastic orother suitable slightly resilient material, the inside diameter of thering being suited to frietionally embrace a writing instrument such as apen or pencil. The ring is provided with a short swivel stem 32extending through an aperture 34 in the sleeve 20 such aperture on itsinside is provided with an enlarged counter bore 36 to accommodate theheaded over portion 38 of the stem 32, the head 38 being recessed flushor even inside of the surface of the sleeve, so as to avoid anydiscomfort to the finger within the sleeve.

The outside surface of the sleeve around the pivot aperture 34 isprovided with a fiat annular area 44 recessed as necessary in the sleevebody. Such annular area is provided with eight equally spaced shallowradial grooves 46. The ring is provided with opposed ears 48 and 50which are adapted to be yieldingly held in any pair of opposed grooves46, to prevent the ring from swivelling, and the locking effect of whichis increased when an instrument is inserted into the ring in such amanner as to tend to spread the C ring. Such action tends to drive theears into the grooves with an increase in resilient pressure.

While the ring can be rotated to any one of the four angular positionsindicated by the grooves 46, when an instrument is disposed in the ring,when the instrument is removed from the ring, the ends 52, 54, can besqueezed slightly together to relieve the pressure of the ears 48 and 50in the grooves 46, and thus more readily permit the setting of the ringat the desired angular relation with respect to the sleeve.

Although four sets of grooves are shown at 45 degree angles from oneanother any number may be provided as desired. It will be seen that thedevice permits one to keep his hands free to manipulate papers, billsand the like while retaining in a convenient manner, a writinginstrument, which While clipped in the ring, can be used for limitedwriting, the making of check marks and the like. At the same time thewriting instrument is always accessible, and can readily be slipped fromthe ring if it is desired to hold the instrument in the usual manner forwriting.

While a single form of the invention has been illustrated and described,it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. Asvarious changes in the construction and arrangement may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, as will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art, reference will be had to the appended claim for adefinition of the limits of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A writing implement holder comprising a sleeve like ring adapted tobe slid upon ones finger, the sleeve having a slight taper over thelength thereof and a slight bend substantially midway between the endsof the sleeve adapted to be located around a joint of the wearersfinger, whereby to accommodate the natural bend of the finger at thejoint, and orient the ring with respect to the finger, a resilient Cclamp having a stem swivelly mounted in an aperture in the sleevesubstantially midway between the ends of the sleeve, said clamp having apair of ears on opposite sides of the stem, and projecting to- Ward thering, and said ring having indexing grooves in References Cited theouter surface of the ring and radially disposed with v respect to theaperture and on opposite sides of the aper- UNITED STATES PATENTS ture,and said ears being of a length so a to be pro- 9 8 9 4 Ehrle 401-8jeoted into grooves on opposite sides of the aperture upon 5 1,304,1715/ 1919 Ferree 15443 the resilient spreading of the clamp by theinsertion of a writing instrument in the clamp. LAWRENCE CHARLES.Primary Examiner.

